New Pivot Mach 429 Trail – UPDATED

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Press Camp is currently under way in the States and there’s plenty of new stuff coming out of it for you to drool over.

UPDATE – PRICES

UK distributors Upgrade says “we have not got our final pricing yet but by looking at the suggested US selling prices we can make a good assumption on these UK prices: Pivot 429 Trail – Frame with rear shock £2,400”.

Here’s Chris Cocalis unveiling Pivot’s new carbon trail bike – they’re sticking with 29in wheels, but aiming to mix “the XC capabilities of the 429 SL, the technical capabilities of the Mach 6, and do it in a way that makes you forget about wheel size”.

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Disappearing front mech mount: now you see it, now you don’t…
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Boosted to within an inch of its life…

All the other good stuff is there too: internal chainstay routing for cables and dropper post, removable front mech mount, double water bottle bosses and Enduro Max cartridge bearings throughout. We’ll reserve judgement on the PF92 bottom bracket, though…

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Pivot’s new mid-travel linkage design mixes the best bits of the Phoenix and Mach 6, with the light weight and practicality of the 429 and Mach 5.
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Tidy cables.

Chipps is out at Press Camp right now so hopefully he’ll come back armed with more info from Pivot. They’ve also unveiled a new Vault ‘gnarmac’ bike (yes, we’re sorry, but that does now seem to be a thing) – for full details on that, head over to Grit.

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No word yet on whether anti-gravity is a stock option…

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